Los Angeles Councilman Joe Buscaino quickly jumped in Wednesday, saying he’ll consider a congressional run in the Democratic primary. On Thursday, it was Hall’s turn.

“I will wait patiently to hear what she decides to do regarding the upcoming June 2016 election,” Hall said in a written statement. “If Congresswoman Hahn decides not to run for re-election and instead runs for county supervisor, I will run for the 44th congressional seat — regardless of who else enters the race. I will not hesitate and I will enter the race fully focused and determined on winning it.”

Buscaino’s remarks Wednesday were more tempered, saying family and other factors would weigh heavily on any decision to run for Congress should Hahn step aside.

Buscaino enjoyed some recent political limelight — and speculation — as Hahn’s invited guest last month at the president’s State of the Union address.

The seat is considered a safe one for Democrats.

Hall’s 35th state Senate District, which includes inland South Bay communities stretching from Inglewood to San Pedro, is heavily Democratic.

Donna Littlejohn has covered the Harbor Area as a reporter since 1981. Along with development, politics, coyotes, battleships and crime, she writes features that have spotlighted an array of topics, from an alligator on the loose in a city park to the modern-day cowboys who own the trails on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. She loves border collies and Aussie dogs, cats, early California Craftsman architecture and most surviving old stuff. She imagines the 1970s redevelopment sweep that leveled so much of San Pedro's historic waterfront district as very sad.

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